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The industrial action, including a stand-by ban, covers both the flights Finnair operates for Qantas from Sydney to Singapore and Bangkok, as well as flights used by pilots to transfer to those flights.
In a brief announcement on Friday afternoon, the carrier put paid to months of rumours about Jones’ ascendancy to replace outgoing CEO Jayne Hrdlicka, following apparent pushback from corners such as the Transport Workers’ Union and the federal employment minister.
In a statement, the carrier announced that “engine availability challenges” across the Air New Zealand fleet will prevent it from resuming Seoul flights in October after the final flight for this season on 29 March. The route is operated by Air New Zealand’s 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
In a letter to Jim Wolfe, assistant secretary of the department’s International Aviation Branch, IASC chair Genevieve Butler requested input on the decision. It comes after Virgin last month wrote to the IASC saying there was effectively no reason for the capacity application to be blocked.
As reported in The Australian Financial Review, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Murray Watt, when asked about the potential appointment of Paul Jones to succeed outgoing CEO Jayne Hrdlicka, said the airline should carefully consider any candidate’s industrial relations record.
Darwin-Gold Coast is the second ex-Bonza route Jetstar will operate, following the launch of a Cairns-Sunshine Coast service in December. The airline was rumoured in October to be in talks to revive Bonza’s Toowoomba–Melbourne route.
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